Sofia counted the items on her grocery list to check if she’d missed anything. She had planned to treat Rome to dinner, but he had picked up the tab last time, so she decided to cook for him herself. She had already messaged Rome, and he said he’d be home around 7:30. After deciding on the menu, she sent the list to the housemaids, asking them to clean and prepare the ingredients, leaving the rest to her. “Hey, Rome!” Henry barged into Rome's office with his usual carefree attitude. “I told you to knock,” Rome glanced at him. Henry shrugged. “Just reminding you not to forget David’s farewell party today.” David was a mutual friend and a major shareholder of the company Rome was about to acquire. He had completely forgotten about it and realized he had to show up, even if only to

